Door-fastener.



I. F. MILEY.

DOOR FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6, 1911.

Patented Mar. 10, 1914.

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IRVIN" F. MILEY, OF GREEN CASTLE, MISSOURI.

DOOR-FASTENER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, IRVIN F. MILEY, a citizenof the United States, residing at Green Castle, in the county ofSullivan and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Door-Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in door fastenersfor single and double doors and the like.

The object of this invention is to simplify devices of this character,rendering them simple in construction, comparatively cheap tomanufacture, desirable and efficient in use and which may be readilyoperated.

WVith these and other objects in view my invention consists of a novelconstruction, combination, formation and arrangement of parts which willbe more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appendedclaim.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a front elevation of a double swinging doorwith my improved lock applied; Fig. 2 is a section through the doorshowing the operating handle in side elevation; Fig. 3 is a sectionalperspective view of the angle iron showing the improved stop; Fig. 1 isa perspective view of the operating rods; Fig. 5 is a perspective viewof one of the clamps, and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of theguide brackets.

Referring now to the drawing wherein like reference characters indicatelike parts throughout the drawing, 1 indicates swinging doors hinged toa suitable door frame 2. An angle iron 3 is bolted or otherwise suitablysecured to the face, adjacent one edge of one of the swinging doors andhas bolted adjacent to each end thereof suitable guide brackets 4. Theseguide brackets 4t each comprises a body portion which is bolted to theangle iron 3 and has laterally extending from each end thereof aperturedportions 5 through which extends a locking bolt 6 which is provided witha cotter pin 6 which comes in contact with the laterally extendingportion 5 of the guide brackets 4.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 6, 1911.

Patented Mar. 10, 1914.

Serial No. 637,192.

and which obviously limits the movement of said bolts.

A hand operating lever 7 is fulcrumed as at 8 to a bracket 9 which issuitably secured to one of the doors 1 and has secured at itsintermediate portion rods 10 and 11, the'opposite ends of which arepivotally connected to bell cranks 12. The ends of the rod 11 and oneend of the rod 10 are otl'set and threaded as at 13. The threadedotl'set portion of one end of the rods is extended through aperturesformed in one arm of each of the bell cranks and is secured thereto bymeans of a nut while the opposite end of the member 11 extends throughan aperture formed in the lever 7 and the opposite end of the lever 10is provided with an eye 14 which fits over said offset whereby the rodsmay be secured to the same pivoted point of the lever by means of a nut.

Brackets 15 are suitably secured to the door by means of screws or thelike and each has one end olfset as at 16 to provide a seat for the bellcrank levers 12. A bolt extends through apertures formed in said clipand said bell cranks thereby forming a pivotal connection for said bellcranks.

Suitable rods 18 and 19 connect the locking bolts with the ends of theangle arms, and are also provided with threaded offset ends which form apivoted connection between the same.

It will be seen from the drawing that when the doors are locked thelever 7 is in a vertical position and the bolts are located in theapertures formed in the plates 20 which are suitably secured to theframe of the door and upon lateral movement of the handle the lockingbolts will be released thereby allowing the door free to be swungoutwardly.

To prevent any inward movement of the doors a stop 21 is provided on oneof the doors which engages the edge of the other.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to protectby Letters Patent is:

A swinging door, an angle iron secured at one vertical edge of saidswinging door, and having a flange adapted to engage an adjacent door, abolt bracket mounted on each end of said angle iron, consisting of astrip of metal having a lateral projection pending therefrom and a pairof rods piv- 10 at eachend witlra bolt 11ole,--aslidablelbolt otedaatoneend co saidleverhandle and at mounted in each bracket ua pair:ofidetachthe ether endeto said bellcrank' levers. able U-shapedbrackets mounted on said In testimony whereof I aflix my signature 5door, a bell crank lever pivoted tov-eachiof impresenee of twowitnesses.

said brackets, a rod connected to each of 'IRVIN F. MILEY. said bellcrank levers and to one of-said Witnesses:

bolts, a U-shaped bracket mounted on said H. G. HAWES,

d00r, a lever handle pivoted theretonandlde- -GHAS. A. TRUITT.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, addressingthe Commissioner of I'etents, Washington, I). G.

